



beater shaft 29 will be provided with a bevel gear i5 which meshes with a corresponding gear 46 on the table shaft 47 to revolve the table, (Fig. 7).

In Fig. 6 I have shown another means for imparting a beatingl action -t-o the beaters and referring thereto an arm i8 is pivoted at i9 on the block 36 and is arranged to engage a. lug 50 on the beater 39. An extension l on the arm 48 carries a roller 52 which rides against a cam 53. A spring 54 is connected to the beater and to the standard 38. lVhen the block 36 is pushed upward by the link 35 the arm 48 engages the lug 50 and causes the beater 89 to swing upward to the broken line position. At the same time the roller 52 is traveling on the cam 53 and by the time the beater has reached the limit of its upward movement the cam has withdrawn the arm from engagement with the lug so that the spring may impart a beating action to the beater.

Instead ot a rotative table. it may be desirable to provide a longitudinally reciproeating table, and referring to Figs. 8`1O 55 is a table provided with grooved wheels 56 arranged to travel on tracks 57 mounted on the supporting frame 58. Chains 59 travel Ion idle sprockets 60 and dri-ving sprockets 6l' and these chains carry pins 62 which project upward into slots 68 in the table. The idle sprockets 60Y are mounted on shafts 64 supported in bearings 65 on the :trame 58 and the driving sprockets 6-1 are mounted on driving shafts 66 supported in bearings 67 on the trame, and also carrying bevel gears 68 which mesh with bevel gears 69. on vthe shaft 7 0, which is `dri-ven by belt 71 `from the beater shaft 29. In thilsoonstruction the beaters are mounted on standards opposite the ends of the beater shaft 29, as in. Figs. l and 2, and they operate on the mattress while it is reciprocated with the table back and forth on the tracks 57 by the operation ot the chains. This table is.` reciprocated longitudinally. In the construction of Figs. l and 2 the table is rotatively reciprocated and in the construction ot Fig. 7 the table is continuously rotative. i

In Figs. l1 and 12 I have shownv another means tor imparting a beating action. toy the beaters, and referring thereto the beater 39 is pivot-ally mounted at 40 lon the standard 38, as before described, and a. block 7 2 is reeiprocated by a link 73 which isconnected. to the wrist pin 34 just likethe link 35. I-Iowever, the link 7 3 is somewhat longer than the link so that the` block 7 2 may be. carried to a greater elevation than is the case` with the block 36. A roller 7 a is mounted on the block to engage the beater 39 and lift the beater to its elevated position, as shown in broken lines in Fig. ll. A hook 7 5 is. puo.- vided on the block to travel along the cam tace 76 oit a latch 77, which is pivoted at 78 on the standard 68. This latch has a hooked end 7 9 which is arranged to be projected by the spring 80 beneath the beater 39 when the latter has been elevated, thereby to hold the beater temporarily in its elevated position. `When the link 7 3 moves the block 7 2 downward the hook 75 travels on the cam 76, and asthe block nears its lowest position the latch is swung on its pivot to disengage the `hook end 79 from the beater whereupon the spring 8l pulls the beater down with a snappy blow upon the mattress In all the constructions the aim is to have the beaters operate with a beating movement upon the mattress, and this action may be made light or heavy, as required, by adjusting the springs. Should it be` desired to impart to the beaters a simple `reciprocating movement, the lugs 43 and springs 44e may be removed, or al single link may be substituted for the togle link 41, in which case the beaters would operate with a regular moveniient and at a fixed rate oispeed.

My invention provides a machine of simple 'construction for beating mattresses to distribute the filling evenly throughout the tick and make the mattress uniform in density throughout. The apparatus is automatic in operation and thev position of the mattress is constantly being changed with relation to the beaters so that the; beaters will operate upon the mattress at diierent places in every successive operation of the ma- Chllle. i 1

I am aware that changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts of my invention may be made `without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and I reserve the right to use the machine for any other purposes for which it is or may be adapted besides beating inattresses, and alsoto make such changes therein as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

l.` T he combination of a table for supporting a mattress` or other article, a standard adjacent the table, a beater pivotally mounted on the standard, and mea-ns for imparting a reciprocating movement to the beater comprising a crank shatt, a. block guided in said standard, a connection between` the block and the beater for lifting the beater on the upward movement of the block, and

a spring'connected to the beater and to the standard 'for imparting an. accelerated downward movement to the beater to beat the mattress. i

2. The:` combination ofl a table :tor supporting a mattressy or other article, means for imparting; a rotative. reciprocating movement to the table, a pair ot standards located adjacent to the table on` opposite sides thereof., a pair of beaters pivotally mounted on said standardsa beater shaft, blocks 

